Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-21
MURDERED.
MURDERED.
An Angeleno Assassinated
in Mexico.
HIS FAMILY RESIDES HERE.
He is Ambushed by Party Of Ma
tive and Left for Dead
Details of the Affair.
HIS FAMILY RESIDES HER

A telegram received In Los Angeles
yesterday announced that Mr.. Dicker-
son, the well-known mining capitalist,
had been assassinated at the scene OF
his latest venture in Mexico. Mr..
Dickerson is we'll known in the city,
owing to the residence of his wife and
family here, and also because his sis
ters, Mrs. Belle Chase, of Santa Mon
lca, and Mrs. Nellie Teal and Hat
tie Huff (wife OF the real es-
tate agent) are the consorts
uf we'll known Angeleflos. Mr..
Dickerson, who was but AZ years
of age has ever been prominent i'll
financial circles and at the time of his
death, in addition to his mining prop
erty in Mexico, owned one-half inter-
est in a bank in Ecuador, one-third OF
railroad in the same place, and had
also d large share i'll a commercial
house in New York. He was born in
Sacramento and followed all ordinary
business career until twelve years
ago when he became interested Ill
mining and since that time he has
followed up his researches to advan-
ia, e. OF late years his time has been
wholly taken up with his place at
Guayaquil, and an endeavor to obtain
IN interest in the famous Santa Nicola
mines at chihuahua. In the fall OF
last year he sent four ship loads OF
ivory nuts to Europe from EQUATOR
and in the interests OF his business
and to see his eldest daughter who is
at school in Berlin, proceeded thither
himself. During his stay In
London he interested the firms
of Messrs. Rothschild and Barring
Bros. in his Chihuahua mine scheme,
and when he returned to the United
States in the spring of the present
year he represented syndicate COM
posed of those gentlemen and himself
and consummated purchase OF the
d sired property for the neat sum OF
6OO,UoO. He then proceeded to san
Francisco and at the kisdon Iron
Works purchased over SIC, 600 worth
of machinery and ordered it to
be shipped to Chihuahua after the
rainv season was over. He then came
to Los Angeles and passed the next
two months with his family on WASH
ington street (their present residence)
arranging all the details connected
with the working of the mines. In
July last he left the city and pro-
ceeded via San Francisco to Guaya-
quil. Ecuador, to attend to his interest
there, and from that place travelled
through the capital city and up to
chihuahua, Mexico. From that
place he addressed letter
10 his wife, informing her that every
thing Was progressing satisfactorily
and that he would be back in Los
Angeles by the LIST of November.
Another partner had been taken into
the concern and it was MIR. Dickerson's
intention to appoint q trustworthy
agent to run the mines and only visit
them periodically himself for the pur-
pose of inspection, etc. 1t was well
known that the natives were very
much opposed to the new regime
which was to be placed over
the mine, and they regarded the
newcomers rs intruders on their DO
main. This subject had come up long
before and in order to avoid any dis
putes large amount Of money had
been paid over to the original owners
of the mine and they expressing them
selves satisfied, it was believed that
the difficulty was at an end. 1t is
well-known though as is evidenced by
the recent Baldwin murder, that
American miners are not very safe in
the Mexican interior and
Mr.. Dickerson was repeatedly
warned to be careful of how
he exposed himself to danger. He
was, however, a very fearless man
and relied very much on meeting the
natives open-handed, a policy he had
pursued with good results on his plan
tations in Ecuador, where he had won
the love OF all who served him.
According to the accounts received ,on
MIR, Dickerson's arrival ut Chihuahua
he found his brotherTom awaiting him,
who told him that the machinery had
arrived all right and was rapidly being
placed in position. Although it is not
known how the murder occurred it is
surmised that John Dickerson was
riding out to view the property when
he was fired upon by some Mexicans
in ambush and left for dead. The tel
egram states that the wounded man
was discovered bleeding from his ter
rible wounds and brought into town
where in days he breathed his last.
The news has been sad shock
to his wife and other relatives
here and when the facts became
known it created much CONSERVATION
among those who had become ac-
quainted with him during his brief
visit here. 1t had been the object of
his ambition for years past to gain an
interest in the ownership of these
mines, and just as the prize was with
in his reach he WAS cut off from its
enjoyment. He leaves his family in
affluent circumstances, as he was heav-
lily insured in the Equitable and other
companies of New York, but the loss
which they have sustained Is one that
money cannot recompense.
East End Hop.